Poison-bottle.



No. 853,887. PATBNTED MAY 14, 1907. D. a H. G. LA TREMOUILLE.

POISON BOTTLE.

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I DAVID LA TREMOUILLE AND IIULDEGE GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE, OF

OSIIEGO, NEW YORK.

POISON-BOTTLE.

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and IIULDEG GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE, citizens of' the United States ofAmerica, residing at Oswego, in the county of Oswego and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in PoisonBottles, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to poison bottles,

andits primary object is to provide a novel i and highly useful device'of thischaractcr which may be readily distinguished either visually orwhen grasped from other bottles to prevent the accidental taking ofpoison.

Tith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists "of theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drauringslwhere-1n:

Figure l is a side elevation of a poison bottle constructed inaccordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section.

tion, rectangular in cross section and prol vided with a recess may bereadily dist-inguished when grasped, or visually distinguished when itis in an upright position upon a shelf. The neck of the bottle iscomparati vely short, rectangular in cross section and provided with arectangular marginal flange 5, and its bottom is provided with arectangular groove. A bottle provided with a neck of this constructionand with a rec- Speccation of Letters Patent. Application tiled November2l, 1905. Serial No. 288,474.

Patented May 14, 1907.

U u tangular groove in its bottom possesses'such Be 1t known that we,DAVID LA TnEMoUILLE peculiar characteristics that it may be readilydistinguished visually from other bottles when it occupies suoli aposition upon a shelf that either its neck or bottom is pointed outward.i t

It should be apparent lfrom the above description takenin connectionwith the accompanying y drawings, that we provide a poison bottle whichpossesses such peculiar cliaracteristics that it may be -easily andquickly distinguished when grasped or visu ally from other bottles,regardless of what position it occupies upon a shelf, and that therebyit is impossible to accidentally take a harmful medicine.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and mede of operation of the invention shouldbe understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportionsl and the body portion, and an inwardlyextending l V-shaped rib, the material of the body portion being vofequal thickness throughout, a short and rectangular neck portionprovided with a rectangular marginal flange, and said bottle having arectanvulargroove in the bottom thereof, essentially as described.

In testimony. whereof, we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID LA 'FREMOUILLE I IIULDEGrEA GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE.

IVitnesses:

HENRY D. DONAHUE, Oman A. SMITH.

